Father presses for solutions in faculty freshman daughter’s loss of life after fall from dorm: ‘She was our world’


A Washington state father is urgent for solutions in regards to the investigation into his 18-year-old daughter’s on-campus loss of life at a California college earlier this 12 months. 

Liz Hamel, 18, was discovered unconscious exterior a dorm on the campus of the College of California Santa Barbara Feb. 14 after apparently falling from a breezeway. She died days later. 

However what occurred main as much as her loss of life stays a thriller. 

“Over the previous few months, we’ve been briefed by UC Santa Barbara PD, they usually’ve been very sort to us. They have been … empathetic. However, after all, because it’s an ongoing investigation, they cannot give us an incredible quantity of particulars,” Alain Hamel, Liz’s father, informed Fox Information “America Reports” co-anchor Sandra Smith in an interview Friday.

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A Washington state father is urgent for solutions in regards to the investigation into his 18-year-old daughter’s on-campus loss of life earlier this 12 months.  (Alain Hamel)

Hamel, who lives in Seattle, informed Fox Information his household reached out to the group this week for assist discovering a person who was along with his daughter the evening she fell. Inside 24 hours, college police have been capable of discuss to the individual of curiosity. 

“I feel it was extremely profitable. … I am unable to say sufficient for Santa Barbara. It was so quick. They actually helped us a lot to maneuver the investigation ahead,” Hamel mentioned. “I am not the police. I’m on the surface, nevertheless it looks like they actually moved it ahead.”

“A person who was recognized in relation to the incident at our residence corridor has been situated and interviewed,” UC Santa Barbara mentioned in a press release. “The investigation continues to be ongoing, and we can not talk about any further particulars right now. UCPD is retaining the household knowledgeable and is working intently with (the) Santa Barbara District Lawyer’s Workplace.

Liz Hamel

Liz Hamel died after apparently falling from a dorm breezeway in February.  (Alain Hamel)

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“UCPD is dedicated to proceed its complete investigation to hunt solutions associated to this tragic occasion and has been working intently with the district legal professional’s workplace and the sheriff’s workplace for the reason that early phases of the investigation.”

Hamel mentioned he doesn’t know the person who was along with his daughter and neither did his daughter’s pals. He’s not a suspect in her loss of life. 

Hamel mentioned, so far as he is aware of, they met at a noodle bar that evening, “they usually hit it off, and it was Valentine’s Day. So, I feel that may’ve had one thing to do with it. And, yeah, they have been photographed collectively solely from a sure angle. After which they left a little bit after 10:06 (p.m.). After which, to my data, at 10:27 is when she was discovered unconscious, having fallen from that breezeway.”

Liz Hamel

“She was nice,” Hamel mentioned of his daughter Liz. “She was our world. She’s our solely youngster. And she or he was every part to us. She was an actual pleasure. And, you already know, we have been so fortunate to have 18 years along with her. We want we had extra time.”  (Alain Hamel)

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“She was nice,” Hamel mentioned of his daughter. “She was our world. She’s our solely youngster. And she or he was every part to us. She was an actual pleasure. And you already know, we have been so fortunate to have 18 years along with her. We want we had extra time.” 

A tipline is accessible at 805-335-3851 for anybody with data surrounding Liz’s loss of life.

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